elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
alone; unaided; away from home
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
blow; shock; strike; batting
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
action; operation; effect; function
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
short and stout; small but wide around
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
desperation; struggle to the death
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now